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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT for Brantley County, Camden County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 241 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO COME THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE CONVECTION THROUGH MIDNIGHT-3 A.M. TONIGHT. CONVECTION IS ALREADY FIRING IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW JUST TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE PRODUCTION OF SMOKE FROM THE VARIOUS FIRES IS NOT AS GREAT AS IN PREVIOUS DAYS...BUT STILL SEEING SOME PROBLEMS DOWN WIND. EXPECT THE ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE FRONT TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE THIS EVENING WITH CONVECTION ONLY MOVING SLOWLY INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE FACE OF A 10-15 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY SYNOPTIC FLOW. SATURDAY...THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT FIRING IN GEORGIA THROUGH THE DAY. OVER NORTH FLORIDA EXPECT THE CONVECTION TO BE MOSTLY DIURNAL WITH THE WEST COAST-EAST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISION SOMEWHERE NEAR THE ST JOHNS RIVER TO TRAIL RIDGE. SUNDAY...SUNDAY WE START TO BUILD IN A RIDGE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WITH SUBSIDENCE ONCE AGAIN SETTING UP. EXPECT A DRIER DAY WITH ABOVE CLIMO POPS. .LONG TERM... MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE BAD NEWS IS EARLY NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE BUILDS IN PRETTY SOLIDLY AND SETS UP RESIDENCE THROUGH THE WEEK. LOOK FOR A LOW PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION AND A RETURN TO ABOVE CLIMO TEMPERATURES. THE INTERIOR AREAS WILL LIKELY FLIRT WITH OR EXCEED THE CENTURY MARK BY MID WEEK. AS WE APPROACH FRIDAY WE WILL SEE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT LONG WAVE TROUGH - FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA IN A WHILE. && .AVIATION... SMOKE CONTINUES TO RESTRICT VSBY AT EAST COAST TERMINALS. EXPECT IFR TO IMPROVE TO VFR LATE AFTN. ALTHO A REPRIEVE IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO SSW...WILL KEEP MVFR AS ENUF RESIDUAL SMOKE WILL COMBINE WITH PATCHY FOG. WINDS SHIFT BACK TO WLY SATURDAY MORN AND COULD SEE RETURN OF SMOKE...BUT FOR NOW WILL GO WITH MVFR VSBY AT SSI AND VFR ELSEWHERE. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHO NOCTURNAL SURGES MAY BUMP WINDS INTO SCEC CATEGORY SUBSEQUENT NIGHTS. SEAS WILL BE MAINLY 2-3 FT. && .FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 35 PERCENT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 95 72 97 / 30 40 20 20 SSI 76 91 76 94 / 30 30 20 10 JAX 71 95 71 96 / 30 20 10 10 SGJ 75 91 74 92 / 20 20 20 10 GNV 71 94 72 95 / 20 20 10 10 OCF 71 94 71 95 / 10 20 10 10 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && SANDRIK/TRABERT/KEEGAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 430 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-181030- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 430 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SEABREEZES COLLIDE INLAND...EAST OF HIGHWAY 301. ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SMOKE FROM SEVERAL WILDFIRES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL AFFECT AREAS GENERALLY NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF THE WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN FOG AND SMOKE EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 100 TO 105 ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS IF WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW PULSE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WHICH COULD PRODUCE WET DOWNBURSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. MZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
GAZ132-172000-
COFFEE-
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL COFFEE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...
AT 336 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTH OF AMBROSE...MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
AMBROSE...DOUGLAS AND BROXTON THROUGH 400 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3152 8309 3157 8306 3161 8306 3163 8304
3167 8280 3140 8282 3144 8313 3148 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 275DEG 7KT 3152 8301
TRABERTLocal storm report, Jun 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
344 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0332 PM TSTM WND GST GAINESVILLE AIRPORT 29.69N 82.28W
06/17/2011 M65 MPH ALACHUA FL ASOS
&&
JHESSSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
350 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0343 PM TSTM WND GST ST. AUGUSTINE 29.89N 81.31W
06/17/2011 E52 MPH ST. JOHNS FL AWOS
52 MPH GUST RECORDED AT THE ST AUGUSTINE AIRPORT.
&&
JHESSSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
351 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
GAZ152-164-172015-
BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-
351 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
BRANTLEY AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 351 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKOX...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HOBOKEN...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...HOBOKEN AND HICKOX THROUGH 415 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3101 8193 3101 8214 3119 8214 3119 8193
3106 8193 3105 8194 3104 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 180DEG 0KT 3110 8203
TRABERTSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
GAZ133-172045-
JEFF DAVIS-
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN JEFF
DAVIS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 354 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 7 MILES WEST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND HAZLEHURST THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH
IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3195 8249 3184 8243 3184 8252 3180 8252
3177 8273 3185 8280 3191 8269 3193 8268
3193 8262 3196 8257 3197 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 244DEG 7KT 3184 8270
TRABERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Jun 17, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 35 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 1 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 71 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 38 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 112 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 3:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 101 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 55 min | |
| Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 86 min | |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Union | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 22 min |
| Jun 17, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 97 min | |
| Jun 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Pierce | 17 min |
| Jun 16, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Lanier | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 11:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Pierce, Wayne | 13 min |
| Jun 17, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 49 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.